hereditariedade
/e.ɾɨ.di.tɐ.ɾjɐ.ˈda.dɨ/
The verdict
“hereditariedade” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #50,546 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #50,546
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - qualidade de hereditário
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hereditariedade |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /e.ɾɨ.di.tɐ.ɾjɐ.ˈda.dɨ/ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Frequency rank | #50,546 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hereditariedade” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for hereditariedade is 15 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /e.ɾɨ.di.tɐ.ɾjɐ.ˈda.dɨ/. Corpus data places it at rank #50,546 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
hereditariedade doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is hereditariedade, spelled H-E-R-E-D-I-T-A-R-I-E-D-A-D-E.
Definition
- 1qualidade de hereditário
- 2sucessão
- 3conjunto de processos biológicos que asseguram que cada ser vivo receba e transmita informações genéticas através da reprodução
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “hereditariedade”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is H-E-R-E-D-I-T-A-R-I-E-D-A-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.